Precision Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 The video opens with the helicopter tracking a man in a pickup truck north of Baghdad on Dec. 1, one day after the 4th Infantry Division engaged in the bloodiest battles with Iraqi insurgents since the end of major combat. The pilots watch as the man pulls over and gets out to talk to another man waiting by a larger truck. "Uh, big truck over here," one of the pilots is heard saying. "He's having a little powwow." The pickup driver looks around, then reaches into his vehicle, takes out a tube-shaped object that appears to be about 4 or 5 feet long, and runs away from the road into a field. He drops the object in the field and heads back to the trucks. "I got a guy running throwing a weapon," one of the pilots says. Retired Gen. Jack Keane, an ABCNEWS consultant who viewed the tape, said the object looked like a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, "or something larger than a rifle." The pilots check in with their operational commander, who is monitoring the situation. When they tell him they are sure the man was carrying a weapon, he tells them: "Engage. Smoke him." The pilots wait as a tractor arrives on the scene, near the spot where the pickup driver dropped the object. One of the Iraqis approaches the tractor driver. Then, within minutes, the Apache pilots open fire with the heavy 30 mm cannon, killing first the Iraqi in the field, then the tractor driver. The pilots then fire at the large truck and wait to see if they hit the last of three men. When he rolls out from under the truck, one of the pilots says, "He's wounded." The other pilot says, "Hit him," and the Apache opens fire again, killing the man. The Apache fires nearly 100 30 mm cannon rounds in all. When he rolls out from under the truck, one of the pilots says, "He's wounded." The other pilot says, "Hit him," and the Apache opens fire again, killing the man. The Apache fires nearly 100 30 mm cannon rounds in all. WARNING!!! Video is Graphic... Apache Mission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slicktry Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 I have seen this several times. Quite amazing actually. Just shows how many insurgents there actually are, as seeing only one in a hundred are most likely caught. But amazing footage none the less. If you ever get a chance to see the Americans going after Landcruisers in Afghanistan, check them out. Some of the most intense stuff I've seen in quite a while. God Bless Jer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Not able to watch it :sad: But maybe on Sunday , when I break out my laptop :smile2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Slaughter Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 thats pretty amazing. wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_h Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 What did you use to view it? Seems like I can't get the codec for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateBoy Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 thats nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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